Michael Owen Predicts Manchester City’s Dominance to Continue.
Former England striker Michael Owen has made his Premier League top-four prediction, backing Manchester City to secure a historic fifth consecutive title.
Pep Guardiola‘s side made history last season, becoming the first team to win four Premier League titles in a row.
Owen expects Arsenal and Liverpool to pose the biggest threat to City’s dominance, as Mikel Arteta and new Reds boss Arne Slot aim to dethrone Guardiola.
Arsenal, who narrowly missed out on the title last season, are seeking their first league triumph since 2004 under Arteta’s guidance.
While Owen believes City will reign supreme, he anticipates a fierce battle for the remaining top-four spots among the traditional ‘Big Six’ teams.”
Liverpool’s last Premier League title came in 2020 but some pundits have suggested the Reds are set for a transitional season under Jurgen Klopp’s replacement Slot.
Aston Villa enjoyed a superb 2023-24 campaign to finish fourth, qualifying for the Champions League for the first time, and Owen believes Unai Emery’s side or Tottenham will finish fourth next term.
Spurs briefly threatened to challenge for the title last season under new boss Ange Postecoglou before falling away and eventually coming fifth, two points behind Villa.
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Owen’s top-four prediction means he believes Manchester United and Chelsea will once again miss out on Champions League football after finishing eighth and sixth respectively last season.
Michael Owen’s top-four prediction
Manchester City
Arsenal
Liverpool
Aston Villa or Tottenham
‘I don’t fancy Manchester United and Chelsea might be back to square one with a new manager so it might be Tottenham or even Aston Villa again.
‘It’s impossible to say if Pep [Guardiola] would have won less with Sir Alex Ferguson around, obviously it would’ve given him more competition than he has at the moment, but Manchester City have taken the game to a new level.
‘Probably the big question is how many titles Liverpool would have won over the last few years if Pep Guardiola wasn’t Man City manager.
‘For Liverpool to only win one title with that great team, that just shows you how good Manchester City have been.
Let’s just say one or two less if Fergie was in charge at Manchester United, I’m sure.
‘But it won’t be long until Pep Guardiola leaves and that might change things in the Premier League once he leaves because he’s so bloody good, it’s hard to win anything with him in charge at the moment.’
